Yoke for draft-gears.



.c', 1. NASH. YOKE FOB DRAFT GEARS. APPLRZATION FILED MAY 16. |9 -1-4.

Patented Dec. 19,1916.-

CHARLES J. NASH, U]? CHICAGO, ILLINGIS, A$SEGNOR- T UNIVERSAL DRAFT GEAR ATTACHMENT 00., OF CHICAGO, ILLINOKS, A COELP'IBRATIQ'N 0F ELLINDIS.

roan roe DRAFT-GEARS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Original application filed April 28, 1913, Serial No. 764,101. Divided. and this application filed May 16,

ball whom it may macern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES J. NAsH, a citizen of 'the United States, and resident of Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Yokes for Draft- Gears, of which the following is a specification and which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof. r

This applicationis a division of my application filed April 28, 1913, Serial No. 764,101.

The invention relates to a draft gear yoke of the loop type provided with a follower block within its rearward end, the object of the invention being to provide in proved means for securing such a block within the yoke and consists of a structure such as hereinafter described and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a plan view of the yoke; Fig. 2 is a side elevation partly in section, and Fig. 8 is a sectional View on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

The yoke comprises a loop generally rep-- resented by the numeral 10 and a head generally represented by the numeral 11.. In the present instance these two members are detachably connected, although the invention forming the subject of the application is equally applicable to any yoke which comprises a loop for encircling the draft gear or shock absorbing elements,

As represented, the head ll in box-form comprising the top and bottom walls 12, 13 and side walls ll, 15. The side walls project forwardly beyond the top and bottom walls and are slotted, as shown at 16, for the accommodation of a key for securing the yoke to the butt end of the coupler when the latteris inserted within the chamber of the head.

Gopies or this patent may be obtained. for

Serial lilo. 838,941.

The yoke 10 con'iprises the top and bottom or longitudinal members 17,18 here shown as having their forward ends folded backwardly, as represented at 19, the body portions of the longitudinal members extending through the head 11 and the backwardly folded ends 19,20 hooking over and under, respectively, i the top and ails of the head.

The features of the yoke thus far described are not herein claimed, as they are made the subject of my application above referred to, of which this is a division Within the rearward end of the loop 10 there is fitted a filler block 21, the rearward face of which corresponds with the configu ration of the inner surface of the loop; its forward face being flat and adapted to engage a follower (not shown). The block :21 is provided with a pair of lateral fingers 22, 23, adjacent its rearward face, these fingers projecting backwardly to embrace the side edges of the rearward end 2% of the loop 10. When the parts are assembled, the outer ends of the fingers 2'2, 23, are bent over against the rearward or outer face of the part 2i, as by means of hammer blows, thereby firmly securing the filler block Within the loop and without requiring the per-.

foration of the latter. This filler block is preferably a malleable casting in order that its fingers may be properly flexed in the assembling operation.

I claim as my invent-ion,

In a draft gear yoke, in combination, a U-shaped strap and a filler block fitting within the inner end of the strap and having integral fingers in hooked form embracing the yoke end and securing the block thereto.

CHARLES J. NASH, lVit-nesses Louis K. Grinnson E. M. KLA'rcrrnn.

Washington, t3.

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